1 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
About 1 Foundry Lane
1 Foundry Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 13th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–205 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 41 units on file.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 1 Foundry Lane in 2022.
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Fell Scots Pine tree - This tree is a very old and large non-native Scots Pine in our garden.. Its trunk is 12'5 meters from our residence structure and in excess of 15 meters tall. The tree has grown too large for its location and poses a danger if it should fall or drop branches. We are extremely concerned that in the next storm it will fall and cause substantial damage to our property. During the last 2 storms this year we thought it was coming down as it was moving so much and swaying towards the house. It drops pine needles, sap, cones, twigs and branches over all our garden and the adjoining footpath which constantly need to be raked off the lawn/flower beds and physically removed from the fishpond. It casts excessive shade over the garden all year inhibiting plant and lawn growth due to lack of light and moisture and is ugly and of little amenity value. Pigeons sit on the tree and defecate all over the footpath and garden. We also have honey fungus (Armillaria) infestation in the garden which has killed 3 mature fruit trees in the past and which Pinus are susceptible to.We want to fell the tree to remedy these problems. We would preferably not replace it at all, or if replacement is a condition, replant with a native fruit tree or similar whose height and span can be controlled by pruning.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00555/TPOCON
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area - Line of Lime trees out the back of Coombe Lodge to be pollarded to previous points as the residents gardens are too shady
- Agent
- David Self Tree Sugery
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03200/TPOCON
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Sales history & valuation
1 Foundry Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2SB: £305,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO6 2SB
41 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Jan 2025
£305,00028 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Dec 2024
£315,00024 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Jul 2023
£201,0003 The Millstore, Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold May 2023
£1,100,00014 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB
Sold Apr 2023
£295,000
Everything we know about 1 Foundry Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Foundry Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Foundry Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB